Comment 2 for bug 333389

Interesting thing you say there: I don't use the window-picker-applet, I just use Alt+Tab to switch between windows. When I add it to my panel, it works as expected. But that should be a choice -- I have no need for a window picker, it doesn't add any value for my keyboard-centric usage pattern combined with my auto-hide panel.

Speaking as a developer, it just escapes me why a window picker should influence focus. Separation of responsibilities suggests that this should really be a task for the window manager, that a window picker should just display the state as it is without influencing it... Or am I missing something here?